Robert Pershing Wadlow The Tallest Person Ever In History reached 8 ft 11.1 Inch(2.72 m) in height and weighted 220kg( 485 lb).Robert Wadlow also known as Alton Giant or Giant Of Illinois as he was born and died in Alton, Illinois.
Born on February 22, 1918, Robert Wadlow reached 8ft 11.1 inch at his death at 22 years of his age and he still continued to grow even at the time of his death. Wadlow required leg braces to walk and due to his abnormal growth he had little feelings in his feet and legs and despite all these difficulties he never used any wheel chair for the support.
At the age of 18 he already was 8 feet 4 inches tall and he weighted 390 pounds. His shoe's size was 37 and cost $100 per pair which was expensive back in the 1930's and after 2 years he was provided free shows by the company called International show company. When Robert Pershing Wadlow turned the age of 20 he traveled for the shoe company where he visited 800 towns and 41 states. His father even had to make some changes in his car where he modified and removed the front passenger seat for his tall son so Robert could sit at the back and stretch his long legs.
In 1937 he made his name in the history when he reached 8 feet 4 inches tall breaking previous record of Irishman who died in 1877.
His never ending growth was the cause of pituitary gland which produced exceedingly higher growth hormone. During Wadlow youth he was in good health but his enormous foot was a difficulties.
While making a appearance at the Manistee national forest festival on July 4 ,1940 , faulty brace irritated his ankle which caused a infection and later doctors had to treat him with blood transfusion and emergency surgery but his health was worsened and on July 15 ,1940 he passed away in his sleep where he was just 22 years. The tallest man ever to walk in history died at 1:30 am and Wadlow body was brought back to his hometown alton.In his funeral 1000 pound of casket and almost it was 10 feet long which required a dozen pallbearers and other 8 men for assistance to carry his corpse. Over 40,000 people attended his funeral and his gravestone simply reads" at rest”. However Robert wadlow's family was concerned for the sanctity of his body after his death that it would not be stolen or disturbed. His family after his death had almost all of his belongings destroyed as they did not want any of those to be obtained by collectors and displayed as ' freak'.
Some of important dates of Robert Pershing Wadlow
1918 - Robert Pershing Wadlow Was born in February 22, 1918 and he weighed 8.7 pounds at the time of birth.
1919 - A year after his birth, Robert Pershing Wadlow weighted almost 40 pounds
1923 - At the age of 5, Robert Pershing Wadlow reached 5' 6 1/2' tall and at that time he wore clothes of 17 years old boy.
1928 - At the age of 10, Robert Pershing Wadlow reached 6'5" and weighed 210 pounds and his shoes measured 17 1/2.
1931 - Robert Pershing Wadlow at the age of 13 was member of the boy scouts and he was also the largest Boy Scout in the world. He was 7'4" and weight 270 pounds.
1940 - Robert Pershing Wadlow died on July 15, 1940 at the age of 22 and his weight was 490 pounds and his height was 8' 11.1" and Robert Pershing Wadlow was buried in July 19, 1940 in upper Alton cemetery.
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